Arthur J. Bidwill

Arthur J. Bidwill (June 24, 1903 – October 4, 1985) was an American politician and lawyer.

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Bidwill received his law degree from Notre Dame Law School and lived in River Forest, Illinois. He was a Republican. He served in the Illinois State Senate from 1935 until 1972 and was president pro tempore of the senate. His nephews Richard A. Walsh and William D. Walsh also served in the Illinois General Assembly. Bidwill died in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.

He was the Republican nominee for Illinois Auditor of Public Accounts in 1936.

He ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for Illinois Secretary of State in 1940.